Abstract
This chapter suggests that a set of interconnected areas in the primate brain monitors the location and movement of objects near the body, and control flinch and other defensive responses. This hypothesized 'defensive' system includes the ventral intraparietal area (VIP), parietal area 7b, the polysensory zone (PZ) in the precentral gyrus, and the putamen. The chapter reviews experimental results on this system of areas and discusses evidence that they are involved in representing visual, tactile, and auditory space near the body and in controlling defensive movements.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Crossmodal Space and Crossmodal Attention |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780191689260 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780198524861 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 22 2012 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Psychology
Keywords
- Defensive response
- Intraparietal area
- Polysensory zone
- Precentral gyrus
- Putamen